ABOUT THIS ALBUM

My scales based on the patterns of the I Ching have now gone through four revisions; this work and my horn duets opus 132 are the most important works using the second revision of thescales.

This work is intended as very advanced etudes or as recital/concert pieces. My goal was for 64 different pieces all contrasting.

These were written during my first winter in Canada; really thefirst winter I ever experienced, since I grew up in California without snow. This is also before I built my own recording studio, which was a significant change in my life. For these solos, I didn’t write without an instrument in front of me as I usually do. I sat in front of the TV set with a practice mute in my horn and pillows around me. I improvised on my scales writing these solos downfrom the improvisations. Slowly working through about ten solos at a time adding a little each day.

Other horn players have used these as sight-reading practice. I hope they become an important part of college recitals.

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